News release (on jump) says Mama Bea’s, the burger place that got its start as an adjunct to an Asher Ave. tire repair shop, is closing on 12th St. and moving to Dallas for possible franchising. Read it on the jump. A reasonable facsimile to the Mama Bea burger will still be sold by a member of the family at another burger restaurant at Kanis and Shackleford.

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